Welcome to West Liberty ...

West Liberty is located in Butler County<1>.

The location of West Liberty has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Liberty, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1868.

A typical abbreviation for West Liberty: W. Liberty

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, West Liberty has a population of 329 people<3> (see below for details).

West Liberty is 1,230 feet [375 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: West Liberty lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, West Liberty had an population of 329 people. This is a decrease of 4.08% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 1.23% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, West Liberty had a population of 343 people. This makes West Liberty the county's 17th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 343 people, the population of West Liberty increased 5.54% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 325 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for West Liberty.

Communities Also Named West Liberty ...

While we believe that this West Liberty is located in Butler County, we know of another 2 Pennsylvania communities named West Liberty. Those communities are located in the following counties: Allegheny and Clearfield County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 15 communities that are also named West Liberty - they are located in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Ohio (4) and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West Liberty.

Communities near West Liberty ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West Liberty.

• New Castle
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
  • New Castle is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,472 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle <5>
• Butler
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Butler is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <5>
• Ellwood City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellwood City
  • Ellwood City is located in Beaver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellwood City <5>
• Zelienople
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zelienople have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelienople
  • Zelienople is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,623 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zelienople <5>
• Slippery Rock
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slippery Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slippery Rock
  • Slippery Rock is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,508 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slippery Rock <5>
• New Wilmington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Wilmington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wilmington
  • New Wilmington is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Wilmington <5>
• Mercer
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
  • Mercer is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mercer <5>
• Evans City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans City
  • Evans City is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,711 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evans City <5>
• New Beaver
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Beaver
  • New Beaver is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
• Prospect
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prospect have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
  • Prospect is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,112 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prospect <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around West Liberty. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Liberty.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of West Liberty. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Liberty.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around West Liberty. See our Newspapers Page for West Liberty.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Liberty ...

Looking for more information about West Liberty? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to West Liberty, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West Liberty.

Adding West Liberty to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Liberty in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for West Liberty was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the West Liberty post office opened in 1868.

We also found West Liberty in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Liberty.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Liberty. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Butler County: www.co.butler.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/